Portable tool-chest.



A. s. no'mnsou. PORTABLE TOOL CHEST.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1911'.

Patented May 14, 1912.

' 8mm $109M 549M H8077 ANDREW S. HOKANSON, OF RUMFORD, RHODE ISLAND.

PORTABLE TOOL-CHEST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1912.

Application filed September 20, 1911. Serial No. 650,415.

To all whom it may concern Be itknoWnt-hat 1, ANDREW S. HoKAN soN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Rumford, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Tool-Chests, of'which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to a 'carpenters portable tool chest, and has for its object to provide such a chest with a main bodyportion for carrying the heavy tools, a partition through the body for the support of the very igsm'all tools, a lid for carrying the medium sized tools adapted to open up the whole of one side of the chest, and a small lid to carry the saws, the arrangement being such that when the lids are swung open all of the tools most used are exposed to view and within easy reach without being obliged to pull over or disturb other tools to get at them.

The invention further consists in forming the body portion ofthe chest of wood, to avoid the danger of dulling the edged tools held therein, and to bind this wood-firmly together by metal end members, torender the chest more durable and prevent it from warping and pulling apart when subjected to hard usage and action of the weather.

WVith these and other objects in view, the

- invention consists of certain novel features tion. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of one metal end of the rear lid portion. Fig. (3- is an enlarged central sectional end view showing themanner of connecting the handle to the inclined partition in the body portion. Fig. 7- is an end elevation illustratthe lids as being opened exposing the tools to view. I

Referring to the drawings, the main body portion comprises a. bottom 1., the narrow strip 2 across the front, the back 3, which latter is one-half the height of the chest, also the longitudinal partition 4 which is set on a slight angle and extending from the upper edge 5 of the front strip '2 to the top of the chest and substantially to the meeting edges 6 of the frontand back lids. These four pieces are preferably formed of wood and are bound together by means of the main end members 7-7, see Figs. 1 and 3, which latter are of metal and formed with a lower flange 8 for holding the bottom board 1, a flange 9 for holding the front strip 2 and a flange 10 for holding the back board 3, also? flange 11 to which the partition is secured. The flange 9 at the front edge of this metallic end member is provided at its upper end with a single hinge ear 12. At this point the edge 1st is notched back at 13 and then runs upward and backward on an angle to the top of the chest, which angle corresponds to that on which the partition board 1 is placed. The upper edge of the rear flange 10 of this end member is provided with a joint ear 15 to which the rear lid is hinged. At this point the edge'is cut inward as at 16 a short distance and then runs straight upward to the top of the chest.

The front lid a is constructed of a front board 17 and a top board 18, both being held together by the front lid metallic end members 19, see Figs. 1 and 4. These end members are provided with flanges 20 and :21at the top and front respectively and also with a pair of binge ears 22 at its lower end to engage the single hinge ear 12 011 the main end member. The'upperflange 20 of this front lid end member is provided with a large loop or eye 23 to which the shoulder strap 24 may be attached. It is also provided with an ear 25 which corresponds to and registers with the ear 26 on the rear lid member I) through which the hasp of the pad-lock 27 may be passed for securing both lids of the chest in its closed position.

The rear lid Z) is constructed 'of a rear board 28 one-half the height of the chest, also a narrow top board 29. These two boards are retained together by means of the rear lid metallic end members 30 each of which is .rovided with flanges 31 and 32 to which t ese boards 28 and 29 are secured. The lower edge of flange 31 is provided with a pair of hinge ears 33 which are adapted to straddle and engage the hinge ear 15 on the main end member.

In order that the handle 34, by which the tool chest is usually carried, may be secilred to the main body portion and not to either of the lids I. have formed the same in an inp '1 cutting edges injured.

"erted U-shape, both legs of which 35 .ex-

tend'down through ears 36 attached to the partition 4.

In practice carpenters tool chests are required tocarry heavy loads and in addition to being subjected to rough usage are also subjected to the action of the weather. If

" constructed entirely of metal the sharp edges of the tools carried within soon be come dulled and the broad metal sides of the box also become dented and their good appearance destroyed. I And when the chest is constructed entirely of wood the action of the sun and rain soon actupon the same to pull the joints apart and destroy the chest. V

' By long practical experience it is found that by constructinga chestwitha Wooden body having metallic ends the full-require? ments of the carpenter are met. The wood protects and will not destroy the cutting edges of the tools and the metal ends firmly hold the wooden frame from being afiected by the weather, effectually preventing the joints from separating.

Another -teature of .my present invention is that the chest is constructed in three parts, a main body portion for carrying the heavy too-ls such as hand axes, pin-malls, bars, etc;

a front lid member, a provided with means,

not shown, for carrying the ack-plane, level, square, scrapers,draw-knives, etc; a rear lid member Z) provided with racks, not shown, for carrying the saws; and a partition 4 on which is located the small tools such as augers. chisels, drills, screw-drivers, etc., so

that when the two lids are swung open all of the tools are in their places and spread out in the most convenient manner .for use.

During the days work each' tooltafter be ing used maybe placed back-in its.particularv position and when the'work-is finished for the day it is only necessary to close the two lids and the tool box is ready for shipment to thenext job with all of the tools in position and without danger of having their 1. A portable tool chest comprising a main body portion of wood having metallic ends, a longitudinally disposed wooden partition set on a slight angle in said body portion. supported on said ends and extending from a point-near the front and bottom up.

ward to the top and a short distance forward from the back of. the chest, a front lid arranged to cover a majority of the front and top of the chest and having metal ends hinged to the main metallic end members near the lower edge of said partition,

upward to the topand a short distance tor 'ward from the back of the chest, a front lid having top and front of woodland arranged. to cover a majority of the front and top of the'chest and having metal ends; one edge of each end member be'l'ng formed on an angle substantially parallel :with that. of

said partition and to meetthe correspond in edges of the main metallic ends, said 1i ends being hinged to the main metallic end members near the lower edge of said partitiom and a rear wooden-lid one-half the height of the chest and having metallic ends'hinged to the rear of the main end members.-

In testimony whereof I afliX-my signature in presence of two witnesses." Y

j ANDREW' HOKANSON.

Witnesses: HOWARD E. BARLow,

E. I. OGDEN. 

